Man arrested in shooting of Alaska police officer

RACHEL D'ORO, Associated Press

Published 1:41 pm, Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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An image from video provided by the Fairbanks Police Department shows shows the suspect police believe abandoned a police car he stole after he shot an officer in Fairbanks, Ak., early Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. An Alaska police officer was seriously injured in the early morning shooting, according to the Fairbanks police department. The Fairbanks News-Miner reports the officer was flown to Anchorage for treatment. Police are still searching for the shooter. (Fairbanks Police Department via AP)

An image from video provided by the Fairbanks Police Department shows shows the suspect police believe abandoned a police car he stole after he shot an officer in Fairbanks, Ak., early Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. An

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in a shooting that left an Alaska police officer seriously injured.

Fairbanks police say Anthony George Jenkins-Alexie was arrested Tuesday morning as he was walking on a local street.

Jenkins-Alexie, of Fairbanks, is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and other counts in connection with the shooting early Sunday of Sgt. Allen Brandt. Police say Brandt is recovering at an Anchorage hospital after he was struck four times in the legs. Police say bullet fragments also struck the officer's eye.

A dashboard video shows some of the encounter between Brandt and a man holding a gun that police say was stolen.

Police say the man drove off in Brandt's patrol car and abandoned it a few blocks away.